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Symphytum
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Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name comfrey (pronounced , from the Latin confervere to 'heal' or literally to 'boil together', referring to uses in ancient traditional medicine).
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Symphytum is a genus of plants within the family Boraginaceae. It belongs to the order Boraginales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is commonly known as comfrey, Smeerwortel, and 聚合草属. Its scientific name is Symphytum L., and it produces fruit of the nucule type.
Records for this taxon are held by various institutions, including MICH, WIS, A, TROM, and DEK. These records document occurrences in the United States, Netherlands, China, Norway, and Denmark. The genus has been described in the source Pauly–Wissowa.
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Species
Symphytum
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBoraginales
- FamilyBoraginaceae
Beinwell (Symphytum), früher (und auch heute in der deutschsprachigen Schweiz) auch Wallwurz (in Bezug auf das Zuheilen [„Wallen“] von Knochenbrüchen und Wunden, insbesondere für die Beinwell-Art Symphytum officinale) oder Beinwurz genannt, ist eine Pflanzengattung, die zur Familie der Raublattgewächse (Boraginaceae) gehört. Die 20 bis 40 Arten sind in Europa, Nordafrika und in West- sowie zentralen Zentralasien weitverbreitet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 1.1 Vegetative Merkmale 1.2 Generative Merkmale 2 Systematik 2.1 Arten und ihre Verbreitung 3 Verwendung 3.1 Heilpflanze 3.2 Giftigkeit 3.3 Bodenverbesserer 4 Literatur 5 Weblinks 6 Einzelnachweise Beschreibung Stängel mit Trichomen vom Echten Beinwell (Symphytum officinale) Vegetative Merkmale Symphytum-Arten sind ausdauernde krautige Pflanzen. Die Wurzeln sind verdickt. Die oberirdischen Pflanzenteile sind rau oder borstig behaart. Die wechselständigen Laubblätter sind einfach. Die Grundblätter sind gestielt und die Stängelblätter sind sitzend bis (bei vielen Arten) am Stängel herablaufend. Es sind keine Nebenblätter vorhanden. Generative Merkmale Typischer Blütenstand (Doppelwickel) vom Echten Beinwell (Symphytum officina
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,016
- With media
- 1,275
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Collections
- MICH, WIS, A, TROM, DEK, UPS
- Recorded in
- United States, Netherlands, China, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, France, Romania
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Species
- Cultivation
- Propagation
- Phytochemistry, folk medicine, and toxicity
- References
Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name comfrey (pronounced , from the Latin confervere to 'heal' or literally to 'boil together', referring to uses in ancient traditional medicine).
Symphytum is native to northern temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a wide introduced distribution on both continents as well as the Americas. There are 59 recognized species. More than 150 species have been cataloged by botanists. Some species and hybrids, particularly S. officinale, Symphytum grandiflorum, and S. × uplandicum, are used in gardening and herbal medicine. Species in the genus Symphytum are different from Andersonglossum virginianum, known as wild comfrey, which is another member of the borage family.
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